I used Corona SDK two years ago for an app I released across both platforms. The reason I haven’t used corona since was an app that should have been 2mb in size was 16mb download from all the extraneous stuff corona added. Do we get the precompiled build files now for our devices so we can go through and clean up code before compiling?
What kind of extraneous stuff?
I just did a test build on a minimal app and it’s 1.6MB on iOS and 6.7MB for Android.
Rob
It was two years ago. A lot has changed for the API, if I’m to come back.
It has nothing to do for the actual question then kind of a baseline description.
One thing that is different from a couple of years ago is we now offer an Enterprise subscription where you basically build a native app that lets you bridge between Lua/Corona and Native. You use ant or xcode to actually build the app and you have some control over the build process.
But I don’t believe that for Starter, Basic and Pro subscribers, the build process is any different than it was a couple of years ago.
Rob
I appreciate the help, but I’d like to repeat the original question.
If I use Corona can I get Precompiled files or projects? Will I get the .m and .h files for IOS development or/and even the java files for Android?
Corona doesn’t convert your project to Objective-C or Java, it compiles and runs Lua code. So, no, there are no .m, .h or .java files to get. It you want to link a Corona application with custom code (in Objective-C or Java) that can be done with Corona Enterprise but that doesn’t seem to be what you are asking.
If you are concerned about the size of the compiled application you should download the Starter edition and build some of the sample apps to see if the footprint meets your requirements. The size estimates my colleague mentioned are correct. I don’t know why your experience two years ago was different.
What kind of extraneous stuff?
I just did a test build on a minimal app and it’s 1.6MB on iOS and 6.7MB for Android.
Rob
It was two years ago. A lot has changed for the API, if I’m to come back.
It has nothing to do for the actual question then kind of a baseline description.
One thing that is different from a couple of years ago is we now offer an Enterprise subscription where you basically build a native app that lets you bridge between Lua/Corona and Native. You use ant or xcode to actually build the app and you have some control over the build process.
But I don’t believe that for Starter, Basic and Pro subscribers, the build process is any different than it was a couple of years ago.
Rob
I appreciate the help, but I’d like to repeat the original question.
If I use Corona can I get Precompiled files or projects? Will I get the .m and .h files for IOS development or/and even the java files for Android?
Corona doesn’t convert your project to Objective-C or Java, it compiles and runs Lua code. So, no, there are no .m, .h or .java files to get. It you want to link a Corona application with custom code (in Objective-C or Java) that can be done with Corona Enterprise but that doesn’t seem to be what you are asking.
If you are concerned about the size of the compiled application you should download the Starter edition and build some of the sample apps to see if the footprint meets your requirements. The size estimates my colleague mentioned are correct. I don’t know why your experience two years ago was different.